#tountra

"D...don't look behind! Monokuma-san will be fine! He saved us all, it is all that matters!"

"Now, i-if you're all buckled up and ready to depart... Let's go, to build a new future!"

It was only when the helicopters were from a long distanced radius away from their initial spot that everyone felt the frustrations and negativity fade away, the more they distanced themselves from the dreadful Tountra Snow Center, leaving behind all memories of despair.

"B--but Monokuma-san!! Y-you can't just stay here by yourself--! We can take you along and you'll be fine!"

"Oh sh--shhh-shut it, pansy! L..listen out... I r-run on the en..ergy of the Tountra S..snow Station... which is... currently sh..shutting down... M...my system is already co..corrupted enough as it is!! I am b..beyond repairing...!!"

"These are... m..y last moments, so p..please leave be..f.. before I drop cold... Or s..some weird desp..pair thing happens again..."

"................"

It is without adding any last words that the Monomi unit guided the remaining students to the helicopters of the rescuers.

With his last resources, Monokuma dropped low onto the ground to his knees and watched them climb on, one by one.

"..........................................."

At last, the time had come.

"Soon... I will... join y..our decea..sed... classmates... I will become... mere leftover data... like all of them..."

THUD.

The end was near-- At the top of the mountain awaited two helicopters, large enough to fit the entire number of survivors and evacuate them from the sector.

Perhaps, this would be the last time for some of the students that they would see the eyesore vastness of these snowy mountains...

"L..isten up... before you le..ave... I have to sh..are a word with y..ou. I hav..e... an incoming m..message from... the headq-quarters..."

"PLAYIN..G... RECORDED ME..SSA..GE..."

"Students of... Hope's Peak Academy... You will b..e... departing fro...m... this testing fa..facility momentarily..."

"Plea..se... excuse in advan..ce this AI's lack o..f... proper art...articulation, as it... is... lackin..g... the p..proper quantity o..f.. energy..."

"The... coordinates... have already b..een... given to y..our fellow heli..copter pilots, it w...ill be a sm..ooth flight... from there out..."

"We apo...logize for the lack... of time... We c..annot allow yo..u to spare a moment t..to retrieve y..your items... that you m-may ha...ve... left behind. On anoth..er... note, this Monokuma unit w..ill have to stay be...behind... as it has.. shown too many... defections t..to allow it b..ack into our... headquarters."

"F..follow clo..sely the instruction..s.. of your p..pilots, they will t..take good care of.. you... and will ta..take you to your f..final destination!!"

"END OF M..ES..SAGE."

Loud thudding sounds of the mechanics and gears of the lift station resonated, and an uplifting noise ringed, as if to make clear that the lifts were now fully operational. And as a matter of fact-- the wires that connected the top of the mountain to the base started moving according to their guidances. The lifts slowly left and arrived by turns.

"This is... the final stretch b...efore yo...you can leave..."

"There are pe..ople waiting at th..e... top of the m...ountain."

"Your voice sounds cut-off, Monokuma-kun... Will you be alright?"

"Didn't... you he..ar me...? Get the f...ucking kids in t..the robot."

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!--"

"MOTHERFUCKER!!! How could I overlook-- Aaagh--"

"MONOMI! TELL ALL THE IDIOTS TO DROP IT AND GET A MOVE ON!"

"Y-Y-YESSIR!"

Despite Monomi's previous advice to pack-up bags, the procedure had to be sped up due to this unpredicted situation... more or less. In Monokuma's book, it was a thing he had forgotten, it was part of his reprogrammation what caused this little issue.

CENTER SHUT DOWN. PLEASE EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. ALL PROGRESS NOT YET SAVED WILL BE LOST.

One by one, the two instructors successfully managed to drive out the entire class and lead them through the sun-bathed snow field up the hill where the ski lift was located. When they were all gathered and Monokuma counted all eleven survivors were present, he nodded to Monomi before rushing inside the separate station.

"Th--thewe is no need to worry! Evewything is under contwol! W-we'll be out of hewe soon, pwomise!"

CENTER SHUT DOWN. PLEASE EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. ALL PROGRESS NOT YET SAVED WILL BE LOST.

“We can explain more later, but for now it is incredibly important that we get you all out of here right now.”

“As I’m sure you’ve figured out by now, there’s another class just like yours not too far from here. We’re trying to set up a way for the two of you to meet up together. Then we should be able to sort things out from there.”

“Until then, we really need to get you guys out of here. From what I understand about the layout of this place, there should be some sort of ski lift, right? All of you need to meet up there and take the ski lift down and out of here.”

“Well hopefully you little demons got all of that. I have to go, but just… Be safe, I guess.”

"RECEPTION TERMINATED. RESTARTING PROGRAM. ACQUIRING BACK-UP FILES: 35,500,906 LEFT, PLEASE WAIT."

"U-uu--uwaahhh!! I--I think we should be f-following that person's instructions! Evewyone, p-p-pack up your bags and get weady to leave the station!"

As the students scrambled to get their stuff ready to leave, as instructed by the mysterious incognito voice that breached through Monokuma's system, the lodge felt a small, almost imperceptible rumble shake the foundations of the building and cause loud wood creaking noises. All the electric lights and other electronic means went off one by one, including heaters and kitchen furniture. Some light sources were still lit-- candles and fireplaces, and some smaller, less energy consuming lamps still struggled to stay lit.

"BACK-UP DATA SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED."

 It took a moment for the android to snap back to reality, but just as he did, he was facing the energetic consumption troubles. His eyes immediately went wide.

“Look, we can’t really afford to waste any time here. I don’t know how much time we’re even going to have this connection, so listen up.”

“This was never supposed to happen. Trust me, I know what it’s like to watch your classmates kill each other one by one. It’s absolutely disgusting. But that’s not why you were brought here, these robots were never supposed to hurt anyone, somebody must’ve messed with their programming or somethin’.”